Accountability in the City of Toronto's 10 long-term care homes.

Lindsay Wyers, Brenda Gamble, Raisa B Deber

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Article in Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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Thinking about accountability.Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante · 2014
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Approaches to accountability in long-term care.Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante · 2014
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Lindsay WyersMaster of Health Science Candidate, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON.

Brenda GambleAssociate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario, Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON.

Raisa B DeberProfessor, Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research PHE-101967

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long-term care (LTC) residential homes provide a supportive environment for residents requiring nursing care and assistance with daily living activities. The LTC sector is highly regulated. We examine the approaches taken to ensure the delivery of quality and safe care in 10 LTC homes owned and operated by the City of Toronto, Ontario, focusing on mandatory accountability agreements with the Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs). Results are based on document review and seven interviews with LTC managers responsible for the management and operation of the 10 LTC homes. One issue identified was the challenges associated with implementing new legislative and regulatory requirements to multiple bodies with differing requirements, particularly when boundaries do not coincide (e.g., the City of Toronto's Long-Term Care Homes and Services Division must establish 10 different accountability agreements with the five LHINs that span into the City of Toronto's geographic area).

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Social ResponsibilityAged, 80 and overAttitude of Health PersonnelDocumentationFemaleGovernment RegulationHealth Facility AdministratorsHomes for the AgedHumansInterviews as TopicLong-Term CareMaleNursing HomesOntarioPatient SafetyPrivate Sector

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PMID25305393

PMCPMC4255577

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